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R602.10.5 Continuously-Sheathed Braced Wall Line Using Method CS-SFB (Structural Fiberboard Sheathing)

Residential Code 2009 of Pennsylvania > 6 Wall Construction > R602 Wood Wall Framing > R602.10 Wall Bracing > R602.10.5 Continuously-Sheathed Braced Wall Line Using Method CS-SFB (Structural Fiberboard Sheathing)
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Continuously sheathed braced wall lines using structural fiberboard sheathing shall comply with this section. Different bracing methods shall not be permitted within a continuously sheathed braced wall line. Other bracing methods prescribed by this code shall be permitted on other braced wall lines on the same story level or on different story levels of the building.

R602.10.5.1 Continuously Sheathed Braced Wall Line Requirements

Continuously-sheathed braced wall lines shall be in accordance with Figure R602.10.4.2 and shall comply with all of the following requirements:

  1. Structural fiberboard sheathing shall be applied to all exterior sheathable surfaces of a braced wall line including areas above and below openings.
  2. Only full-height or blocked braced wall panels shall be used for calculating the braced wall length in accordance with Tables R602.10.1.2(1) and R602.10.1.2(2).

R602.10.5.2 Braced Wall Panel Length

In a continuously-sheathed structural fiberboard braced wall line, the minimum braced wall panel length shall be in accordance with Table R602.10.5.2.

TABLE R602.10.5.2
MINIMUM LENGTH REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURAL FIBERBOARD BRACED
WALL PANELS IN A CONTINUOUSLY-SHEATHED WALLa
MINIMUM LENGTH OF STRUCTURAL FIBERBOARD BRACED WALL PANEL
(inches)
MINIMUM OPENING CLEAR HEIGHT NEXT TO THE STRUCTURAL FIBERBOARD BRACED WALL PANEL
(% of wall height)
8-foot wall 9-foot wall 10-foot wall
48 54 60 100
32 36 40 85
24 27 30 67

For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 foot = 304.8 mm.
  1. Interpolation is permitted.

R602.10.5.3 Braced Wall Panel Location and Corner Construction

A braced wall panel shall be located at each end of a continuously-sheathed braced wall line. A minimum 32-inch (813 mm) structural fiberboard sheathing panel corner return shall be provided at both ends of a continuously-sheathed braced wall line in accordance with Figure R602.10.4.4(1) In lieu of the corner return, a hold-down device with a minimum uplift design value of 800 pounds (3560 N) shall be fastened to the corner stud and to the foundation or framing below in accordance with Figure R602.10.4.4(3).

Exception: The first braced wall panel shall be permitted to begin 12 feet 6 inches (3810 mm) from each end of the braced wall line in Seismic Design Categories A, B and C provided one of the following is satisfied:

  1. A minimum 32-inch-long (813 mm), full-height structural fiberboard sheathing panel is provided at both sides of a corner constructed in accordance with Figure R602.10.4.4(1) at the braced wall line ends in accordance with Figure R602.10.4.4(4), or
  2. The braced wall panel closest to the corner shall have a hold-down device with a minimum uplift design value of 800 pounds (3560 N) fastened to the stud at the edge of the braced wall panel closest to the corner and to the foundation or framing below in accordance with Figure R602.10.4.4(5).

R602.10.5.4 Continuously Sheathed Braced Wall Lines

Where a continuously-sheathed braced wall line is used in Seismic Design Categories D0, D1 and D2 or regions where the basic wind speed exceeds 100 miles per hour (45 m/s), the braced wall line shall be designed in accordance with accepted engineering practice and the provisions of the International Building Code. Also, all other exterior braced wall lines in the same story shall be continuously sheathed.

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